In 1830, in fact, a Liverpool-Manchester train ran over British Member of Parliament William Huskisson. He was attending the opening of a new rail link when he stepped from a train onto the tracks ...

It would take the world a while to get used to these new speeds (of 50 to 80 kmph, at a time when cars averaged about 40 kmph). In 1830, in fact, a Liverpool-Manchester train ran over British ...

Called the “Father of the Railway,” he built the first public inter-city railway line between Liverpool and Manchester in 1830. The Stephenson railway gauge is still widely used around the ...

An application has been submitted on behalf of Locomotive Storage Ltd to Cumberland Council for the construction of a 140-metre long steel-framed canopy at Carlisle Diesel Depot in Upperby.

Darlington is set to play host to a 'living, breathing pageant of steam' that'll wow railways fans with the 'thunderous reunion of six iconic steam legends'. Hopetown Darlington will be front and ...

The changes have also been made to protect crews as the temperature of the fireboxes in their steam locomotives can rise to more than 400C (752F). Image source, Nene Valley Railway.

The Bellarine Railway steam locomotive and the car collided about 5pm Saturday at the Queenscliff-Portarlington Rd intersection. The Geelong Steam Preservation Society operates the railway.

It's full-steam ahead as cruise industry thrives amid bumper demand for tours around the British Isles Unfair march of tech giants: Google and Amazon are suffocating Britain, says ALEX BRUMMER ...

The three steam engines in Hopetown Darlington (Image: SARAH CALDECOTT) Alongside Locomotion Number One, the exhibition features PenyDarren, the first steam-powered locomotive built by Richard ...